Further Criteria For Third Generation LANs
Support multiple, guaranteed classes of service.
- examples:
- a live video application requires 2 Mbps guaranteed.
- a file transfer uses background class of service.
Provide scaleable throughput in terms of per host capacity.
- enabling applications requiring large volumes of data in and out of a single host.
Provide scaleable throughput in terms of aggregate capacity.
- enabling installations to grow from a few to several hundred high performance hosts.
Internetwork between LAN and WAN technology.